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Diet update: 6 months fully raw vegan!

May 12, 2019December 14, 2016

Just recently I celebrated a huge milestone — 6 months (half a year!!) of eating fully raw vegan! Gosh! That time has flown by and while I haven’t been able to give nearly as many updates and recipes and all that good stuff along the way as I wanted to, all that’s about to change (but more on that in a bit…) 🙂 This 6-month mark has me feeling incredibly proud of myself for simply keeping this up as long as I have! For staying with it, for finding ways to make it work when I was in less-than-ideal situations, for …

What I’ve learned after 2 months of being 100% raw vegan

May 12, 2019July 31, 2016

As a follow-up to my last post earlier this month, I thought I’d take some time to write about several big lessons I’ve learned along the way whilst eating a 100% raw foods vegan diet. Never in my life did I think I’d go fully raw like this, let alone be able to maintain it for months! Yet here I am 2 months in and what’s more, still loving it! If you’re curious to try this way of eating either as a short-term cleanse (highly beneficial!) or even longer, here’s my personal experience so far along with some recommendations. First I’ll …

My raw vegan diet change – BIG updates!

May 12, 2019July 5, 2016

July 4th just passed… and as I renewed the domain for this site, I realised it’s been 3 years since The Wellness Explorer was officially formed. I purchased this domain on the 4th of July 2013… I couldn’t even walk during that time but the desire to start up a blog was still there. My intent has always been to share my wellness journey, to share what I’m learning, to inspire others to thrive and take control of their health & diet. That intent remains the same to this day, 3 years later. I love that I get to share through …

My favourite homemade ice cream (dairy-free + vegan + SO easy!)

May 12, 2019May 28, 2015

When you eat a lot of something, you want to make sure you’re consuming the best quality whole food ingredients possible. And ice cream is one of those foods that I’m sure will always be a staple in my diet. I could eat this at any time of the day… in the middle of winter, during a snowstorm, for breakfast, lunch or dinner. I can’t really think of a season or time of day when ice cream would not be appealing 🙂 Being both an ice cream fanatic and health coach has led to me seeking out a) healthier versions of …

What I Learned From My Smoothie Cleanse

May 12, 2019February 19, 2015

I’ve just wrapped up my 10-day smoothie cleanse and wow, can’t believe how fast the whole thing flew by! If you’ve been following along on Instagram and Facebook, I hope you enjoyed the daily smoothie pics and recipes. I truly had a blast making and eating these!! 🙂 I thought I’d pop in fresh off my cleanse to run through some of my experiences, thoughts & musings over these past 10 days. The more smoothies I make, the more I crave them I’ve been drinking green smoothies for years and loving them but I tend to go through phases where I’ll …

10-Days of Smoothies (+ 10 days of recipes!)

May 12, 2019February 9, 2015

Lately I’ve been feeling the need to cleanse. I’ve noticed the tell-tale signs coming on… craving more sleep and feeling fatigued by the end of the day, lower energy than usual, and the urge to fill up on loads of colour and leafy green goodness. So I’ve decided to give my body a break and cut out some energy-suckers in my diet for a while. For me, this means no grains, processed sugars (fruit sugar is ok), or packaged snack foods like chips & crackers. I’ll be eating a combination of foods that support my body’s need to cleanse and provide …